How to send messages, photos, and packages
Butte County Jail uses ICSolutions for inmate phone access. Options include the Prepaid Collect program, Call Center Debit program, and Voicemail Messaging program—ICSolutions handles all telephony support. Domestic calls run $0.07 per minute (local, intrastate/intraLATA, intrastate/interLATA, and interstate). International debit calls add a Cost + $0.21 surcharge. Collect calls are available from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. The jail won't accept incoming calls for inmates or take messages. Want to block calls to your number? Choose that option during the system voice prompt. To add funds, mail ICSolutions PrePaid deposits to the San Antonio address listed on the corrections page. If you're using video or messaging services, set up your provider account and add funds as required.
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Butte County Jail has strict rules about incoming mail. Stick to two basics—send reading material only from the publisher or manufacturer, and don't include extras—and you'll avoid most rejections.
Domestic calls (local, intrastate/intraLATA, intrastate/interLATA, and interstate) are billed at $0.07 per minute. International debit calls have an additional Cost + $0.21 surcharge.
Butte County Jail uses ICSolutions PrePaid accounts for telephone funds. Deposits can be mailed to the San Antonio address listed on the corrections page—follow ICSolutions’ instructions when adding funds.
Yes. During the vendor's voice prompt, choose the option to block your phone from receiving calls. For phone-system issues, contact ICSolutions directly.
Write the inmate's full name on the envelope and use this address: 7 Gillick Way, Oroville, CA 95965. Include any required booking identifier and your return address.
Yes, but only under specific rules: magazines, books, and newspapers must be sent directly from the publisher. Paperback books must be delivered directly from the manufacturer; hardbacks and other packages aren’t accepted.
Yes. Family or friends can bring medication to the Jail Office for verification. The Jail Physician reviews it, and it’s dispensed through the Medical Unit.
Your first visit goes smoother when you know the time limits, show up at the right start time for your inmate's housing unit, and leave prohibited items at home. Here's a Butte County Jail-specific checklist to help you avoid getting turned away.
At Butte County Jail, visiting times depend on housing unit—and sometimes on cell range. Male and female housing run on different schedules. Use the examples below to find the right window, then confirm the full schedule for your loved one's exact assignment before you go.
Commissary is one of the simplest ways to help someone get through jail a little more comfortably — but timing matters. Here's how the weekly spending limit and Sunday cutoff work at Butte County Jail, plus what your loved one can actually buy.
